Chapter 152: Passing the

After talking about work, Zhao Sijie said: "Director Lu, our assessment this year is not ideal. The ranking has come out, sixth place. The secretary and the county chief are very unhappy, and I have been criticized several times! We must work harder on next year's assessment. If there is no improvement, we will have no way to report to the County Party Committee and County Government!"

Anyway, this year's assessment has nothing to do with me, and it's not my turn to be held accountable. Lu Fan wishes that this year's ranking was the last in the city, so there is room for progress.

"County Chief Zhao, we know the assessment in the city well. There is a lot of water in it. I estimate that the main reason this year is that the coordination was not in place. The Spring Festival is approaching, and it is time to 'pass the year-end barrier' again. We must increase coordination efforts, and both the provincial department and the municipal bureau must be 'visited' well."

Visiting requires expenditure. Although the deputy county chief is the leader in charge, they have no place to "run accounts." When they encounter things that cost money, they have to "rely on" the departments in charge.

It's fine if the directors give face, but if it's that kind of senior director, and also the direct troops of the secretary and county chief, it's common for them to ignore the deputy county chief in charge, which is embarrassing.

Lu Fan is a young cadre, so naturally he won't lose etiquette in the details, so he said: "I will prepare the 'local specialties,' but County Chief Zhao still needs to preside over going to the province and city!"

Zhao Sijie smiled knowingly and said: "The atmosphere is like this, we have to drift with the tide. Alas, there is no way. You first dock with the province and city, and notify me when the time is set."

Lu Fan continued: "County Chief Zhao, our Ningyang's specialties are best with Baishu Bay ground pepper mutton, and it's about the same with some miscellaneous grains. How many copies do you need here? I will prepare in advance."

Zhao Sijie smiled: "Baishu Bay mutton has indeed been made famous by you, and many people have asked me about it. However, I heard that authentic ground pepper mutton is too popular, we can't use ordinary mutton to make up the number!"

"Don't worry about this, I have worked in Baishu Bay Township anyway, how can I not distinguish between good and bad?"

"I definitely believe this. If you can't get it, no one in the county can get it! Then thank you for your kindness, please prepare ten copies for me!"

"Don't worry, County Chief Zhao, I guarantee to complete the task with high quality!"

After Lu Fan left, he went directly to the County Party Committee Office to ask Secretary Gao Yuanfei and Secretary Bian Jide whether he needed to prepare the "local specialties" this year.

Although Lu Fan was settled, taking him down was done by Gao Yuanfei himself, and an invisible gap seemed to have arisen between the two.

Gao Yuanfei thanked Lu Fan for his kindness, but said that he had let Baishu Bay Township Government prepare the mutton.

Lu Fan happened to be clean. If he said he had no complaints at all, he was lying.

Secretary Bian Jide was different. He didn't stand on ceremony with Lu Fan at all and directly asked for 20 copies.

Don't think that Secretary Bian has no place to run accounts for "local specialties." As long as he makes a phone call, the County Party Committee Office and the Reception Office will prepare everything properly. The Deputy Secretary of the County Party Committee is still very awesome, and asking for Lu Fan's "local specialties" is giving him face.

After the quantity was determined, Lu Fan set about arranging the "local specialties" and personally called Gu Hao, the largest breeder in Baishu Bay, asking him to prepare 80 copies of premium mutton.

Gu Hao knew Lu Fan's requirements, agreed readily, and laughed that he specially kept Secretary Lu's mutton.

Next, Lu Fan asked Deputy Director Chang Qing to prepare 80 copies of miscellaneous grains to ensure that they had both Ningyang characteristics and superior quality.

Chang Qing was about to be in charge of finance, which was his duty. Lu Fan also did not intend to touch finance in the Education Bureau. If there was a need, the deputy positions would do it, avoiding outsiders saying things, and there would be people to take the blame if something happened.

On January 15, Lu Fan and Deputy County Chief Zhao Sijie went to Yingjiang City, followed by a small truck, which was full.

On the way, Zhao Sijie asked: "Can we see Director Di Bin of the Municipal Bureau today?"

Lu Fan replied: "The Municipal Bureau has been docked, and the director and several deputy directors are all there. It's just that the provincial department hasn't given an answer yet, and I don't know who we can see. You also know that I just came to the Education Bureau not long ago and am not familiar with the higher-level leaders."

Zhao Sijie smiled and said: "Since you are out with me, you have to contribute. Don't worry about the provincial department, I will coordinate it and strive to see Director Huang Ming!"

What a big tone! Lu Fan saw that County Chief Zhao was not bragging, and couldn't help but be curious about her background.

Arriving at the Municipal Education Bureau, high school classmate Wang Meng'en had been waiting at the main gate long ago. He entered the Municipal Education Bureau after passing the civil service exam.

Lu Fan teased: "The leader of the higher-level department has become a gatekeeper, it's a great honor!"

Wang Meng'en smiled: "It's a great honor to lead the horse and fall for Director Lu! Brother Fan, go up quickly, I see Director Di is not busy right now."

Lu Fan introduced Wang Meng'en to County Chief Zhao, and then went straight to the office of Municipal Bureau Director Di Bin.

Director Di attached great importance to Zhao Sijie and Lu Fan and specially took time to receive them.

When the two walked into Director Di's spacious, bright, and simple office, Director Di had already stood up, with a kind and enthusiastic smile on his face, and took the initiative to reach out to them.

Zhao Sijie and Lu Fan also hurriedly greeted him and held Director Di's hand tightly, asking with a smile: "Hello, Director Di!"

Director Di responded enthusiastically: "Hello, County Chief Zhao, Director Lu. Coming to me is a great honor! Please sit down."

Subsequently, Director Di personally led them to the sofa to sit down and ordered the staff to serve tea.

In the following conversation, Director Di showed an approachable affinity, exploring the situation of Ningyang's education work, making people feel as natural as chatting with old friends.

"Director Lu is really young and promising!" Director Di suddenly praised.

Hearing this, Lu Fan hurriedly replied modestly: "Director Di is over-praising. I am a new soldier on the education front and still have a lot to learn and improve. I will have to ask Director Di for more guidance and care in the future!"

Zhao Sijie said: "Director Di, don't look at our Director Lu as young, but he came back from the township secretary post and brought Baishu Bay Township to a new height!"

"Oh? Baishu Bay? The Four Treasures! I didn't expect it to be Director Lu's masterpiece. I must look at it with admiration!"

After chatting for more than ten minutes, Lu Fan learned a lot. The leaders' reception of people and things is indeed extraordinary, and every word they say makes people feel like a spring breeze.

Feeling that the timing was about right, Zhao Sijie smiled: "It's almost the New Year. Our Secretary Lu has prepared Baishu Bay's ground pepper mutton for you. The wine is fragrant but afraid of the deep alley. Director Di must help us promote it vigorously!"

Di Bin smiled: "You are too polite! It's like this every year, making me feel embarrassed. No matter what today, you can't leave, I'll arrange lunch!"

Zhao Sijie said: "Director Di, we must drink your good wine another day. We have to go to the province today, I'm really sorry!"

"Fine, then the wine is left for you, you must not refuse next time!"

Zhao Sijie gave Lu Fan a wink, and left the office a step ahead.

Lu Fan hurriedly took out the "envelope," pressed it under the documents on the desk, and said: "Director Di, this is a little bit of Ningyang's heart, I wish you a happy New Year and smooth work!"

"Director Lu, this is not very good, right? It's fine if I accept the mutton, I can't accept this!"

"Director Di, please don't refuse. I just came to the education system, and I will have many things to trouble you in the future! If you don't accept it, how can I have the face to ask you to take care of our Ningyang in the future?" After speaking, Lu Fan greeted him and retreated, leaving the office.

After coming out, Zhao Sijie was waiting not far away, and the two communicated with their eyes, everything was in the eyes.

The two also visited Municipal Education Bureau Deputy Directors Li Dong, Zhang Dawei, and Song Yongwang. Communicating with them was much easier.

Especially Deputy Director Li Dong, who was from Ningyang, was extremely enthusiastic and expressed that he must come and go often in the future.

Next were the section chiefs of various sections, such as Office Director Zhang Fan, Personnel Section Chief Qian Xiangxiang, Basic Education Section Chief Xia Guanghong, Supervision and Audit Section Chief Wang Jiesen, and a group of section chiefs.

Lu Fan prepared enough gifts. This visit was mainly to get familiar with faces, so unlike previous years when only important section chiefs were "visited," all section chiefs had a share, so it was well received by everyone.

After working for a whole day, the "gifts" were finally delivered to the hands or homes of every leader in the Municipal Bureau.

After dinner, the two cars headed to Chang'an.

On the way, Lu Fan secretly stuffed an "envelope" to Zhao Sijie, but was ruthlessly rejected by County Chief Zhao. She said: "I'm not being polite with you, we don't need to be polite. Your Education Bureau spent a lot on this trip, right? After the eight-point regulations were issued, it's not easy to run accounts, don't add extra burden!"

"County Chief Zhao, there will always be a way, I can't put the cart before the horse, right? You are my immediate superior! It's not much, just buy some New Year goods for the New Year."

Zhao Sijie's attitude was unusually firm, and she stuffed the envelope back to Lu Fan, saying: "If you do this again, I will be angry. Your heart is enough. I won't care about the ten 'local specialties,' you handle it yourself."

Seeing this, Lu Fan had to put away the envelope, feeling that Zhao Sijie was indeed different from other leaders, either with strong principles or deep background, not lacking this little bit.

Arriving in Chang'an, Lu Fan intended to find a hotel to rest, but Zhao Sijie said: "Director Lu, send me to Xincheng District, I want to go home, I haven't been home for more than a month."

Arriving in Xincheng District, Zhao Sijie refused Lu Fan's kindness to send her home and found a place to get off.

Out of safety considerations, or curiosity, Lu Fan asked the driver to follow County Chief Zhao from a distance.

Not long after, seeing Zhao Sijie enter the Provincial Party Committee cadre rest home, it was indeed not simple.

Thinking back carefully about the provincial party committee leaders, Lu Fan suddenly discovered that County Chief Zhao and Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Zhao Wenfeng were somewhat similar. Daughters generally look like their fathers. Could County Chief Zhao be the daughter of the Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary? So awesome?

Maybe it's a blind guess, but in any case, this female deputy county chief cannot be underestimated, and try not to offend her in work.

The Provincial Education Department is on Chang'an South Road. Lu Fan found a hotel nearby, which would be convenient to go to the department tomorrow.

After finishing this circle, it's time to go back and clarify the division of labor of the deputy directors. Will anyone jump out?

Every day, it's exhausting and laborious. Achievements are all accumulated and worked overtime, and I have to deal with those corrupt elements. When will there be a solid backer, so I don't have to consider those messy things and let go of my hands and feet to work. ===== CHAPTER 153 =====